Instead of lowering price, they just keep the games coming. Blah.
Bundling games with certain items "might" sway some people into buying a particular product, but majority of the time other variables are much more important than that; ie. price, performance, features, efficiency, etc..

I got burned with the first Never Settle bundle. Bought a Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X and received a grand total of zero games. AMD Support said they don't care when I contacted them. Apparently worldwide means only a handful of countries to AMD, and also a handful of shops from those countries, to get what everybody is supposed to get according to their press releases (and yes, they were shouting to the skies that it was the first true worldwide campaign).

Don't get me wrong, I love seeing good or great games bundled with graphics cards. However, having to jump through a plethora of hoops to actually get the promotional stuff makes it useless to me (and probably a lot of other buyers, too).

lol tell me a AAA title that isn't a console port other than The Witcher 2

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Borderlands 2 and Sleeping Dogs come to mind, not to mention any PC-exclusive. I wouldn't even really consider Witcher 2 a AAA Titles by conventional definition, it was a super niche game made by a somewhat small Polish game dev.

Borderlands 2 and Sleeping Dogs come to mind, not to mention any PC-exclusive. I wouldn't even really consider Witcher 2 a AAA Titles by conventional definition, it was a super niche game made by a somewhat small Polish game dev.

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console port means different things to different people, 1 problem with borderlands is same assets (i think?), dx9 only, but the in game options are there kinda like batman

+1, if only they provided us with those free bundle games too, i'd be happy for sure to switch my current card with 7970 (just for gaming) and play the games with heavily AAA titles (let say with 8x MSAA)

console port means different things to different people, 1 problem with borderlands is same assets (i think?), dx9 only, but the in game options are there kinda like batman

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DX9 only doesn't immediately mean it's a lesser game. Not all games have to push hardware to the extreme. Crysis 2 didn't launch supporting DX11, but they still had a dedicated team for the PC version. The same is true of Sleeping Dogs and Borderlands 2. I've heard great things about DMC as well--for a more recent title.

I noticed that almost all 7xxx card from Newegg had the bundles, but other vendors didn't.

Also, I think the bundle deal ended on Nov 31, so you probably missed it.

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Yeah gotta watch that shit with newegg.. You might get one with the offers but you find they expired..

After most of the games they are offering but i buy the card i wanted not the games i wanted as in the end those game will be 5-10$ later and the card you be wanting to use that much longer typically..

I got burned with the first Never Settle bundle. Bought a Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X and received a grand total of zero games. AMD Support said they don't care when I contacted them. Apparently worldwide means only a handful of countries to AMD, and also a handful of shops from those countries, to get what everybody is supposed to get according to their press releases (and yes, they were shouting to the skies that it was the first true worldwide campaign).

Don't get me wrong, I love seeing good or great games bundled with graphics cards. However, having to jump through a plethora of hoops to actually get the promotional stuff makes it useless to me (and probably a lot of other buyers, too).

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My issue has been resolved through the actions of an unknown benefactor. I am really grateful, whomever it may be that helped me out.

Never thought that posting here would solve the problem. Thank you TPU.